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Feb. 19, 1929.

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Feb. 19, 1929.

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V. B. TREVELLYAN ET AL COLUMN FABRICATING MACHINE Filed Dec. 21, 1925 7 Sheets-Sheet 6 Patented Feb. 19, 1929. l a 1,702,370

UNITED STATES'PA'TENT o FicE.

VnRiIoN is. TREVELLYAN AND WALL CE w. SMITH, or onIoAGo, ILLINOIS, ASSIGN- ORS o STRUCTURAL snnvIon 00., on wimurno'ron, DELAWARE, A CORPORATION or LAWARE.

GOLUMN-FABRICATING MACHINE.

- Application filed December 21, 1925. Serial No. 75,884. 7

Our invention relates to column fabricating Fig. 6 is an elevation, partly in section, of machines and has for its object the provision the drilling head shown at the right in Fig. 1; of improved means for producing columns Fig. 7 is a section on lines 7-7 of Figs. 1 and girders whichare composed of plates and and6; 55 structural shapes secured together by rivets Fig. 8 is a section on line 88 of Fig. 1; or by welding. A typical form of column and v consists of a central web plate, four angle Fig. 9 is a side elevation of Fig. 8. irons, and two cover plates, assembledso that The frame or bedplate' is conveniently they form a column of H-shape in cross sec-- made of structural shapes secured together, 0 10, tion, and that type of column is used to illusbut may be of castings. Mounted on that trate the operation of the machine. part of the bedplate shown in Fig. 1 is a Columns built up in this way and secured series of standards. These standards are by rivets have ten rivets at each horizoncolumn supporters, as will be described, and tal level in an upright column, and these levels the distance, longitudinally on the machine, 15 may be spaced vertically from two and one-- from'center to center of supporters will dehalf to six inches centers. Or the rivets may pend upon the rigidity or fiexibilty of the be staggered. A column twenty-five feet structural shapes used in forming the column. long would have four hundred or more rivets, Ordinarily, a distance of four feet between and as each rivet goes thru two or more plates, centers of supporters will be appropriate. 20 a great number of holes must be made in the About two-thirds of the frame or bedplate' plates and angles which go to make up the is located below the floor line of the building, column. At present it is a common practice as shown at the left in Figs. 1 and 1', and at to punch these holes in the plates and angles theright in Fig. 2. Inside of the bedplatc separately. VVhilethe spacing of these holes is provided a longitudinal runway 22 for a 25 in the different pieces is fairly accurate, it is carriage 23. (Figs. 2 and 4.) This runway,

not so accurate but that it is necessary to ream extends thru that part of the bedplate shown v: out many of the holes before rivets can be inin Fig. 1 ,but does not necessarily extend thru serted. This is hand work and consumes the drilling head shown at the right. time. In the present machine we assemble At each side of the runway 22 are rails 24.- so the parts of the column, and drill and rivet on which run wheels 25 suitably pivoted on them while they are held in assembled posithe carriage 23. Above the rails 24 are other tion, rails 26, and pivoted on the carriage are other In the accompanying drawings wheels 27 which engage the lower faces of Figs, 1 and 1 represent side elevation of rails 26. As so arranged, the carriage 23 is a s5 35 the machine which may have a total length slide running on rollers. It may bewithof nearly one hundred feet for the fabrication drawn thru the open end of the runway at the of columns twenty-five feet in length. In left in Fig. 1, but otherwise it cannot be disthese views, 1 is a continuation of Fig. l placed from the rails by which it is guided. in which the left hand end of Fig. 1. connects Mounted upon the carriage 23 is anelectric to the right hand end of Fig. 1; motor 28 which is connected thru a train of Fig. 2 is an. elevation, at a larger scale,'of reducing gears to a pinion 29 which engages the left hand end of Fig. 1, parts being broken a rack 30 extending the length of the runway. away, and a part of the assembled column It will beobvious that, by means of suitable shown held in position; electrical connections, an operator may start 45 Fig. 3 is a plan of- Fig. 2 with some addiand stop the motor to cause the carriage to tional column-holding devices; travel back and forth in the runway as may Fig. l is a section on line 4:-l of Fig. 1 be desired. q and drawn to the scale of Figs. 2 and 3; Bolted or otherwise secured to the top of 5 is a sideelevation of Fig. 4, this elethe carriage isastandard 31 having a pivotso vation being of the side opposite to that ing pin 32 at 1ts upper end. On pin 32 are shown in Fig. 1; mounted the clamping jaws 33 controlled by a hand screw 34. These clanuping jaws are designed to grip one end of the column before the parts thereof have been drilled and riveted, and to hold those parts together dur ing the drilling and riveting; processes. The height. of the jaws above the floor line determines the vertical location of the column While being formed, and the connection of the jaws to the carriage and to the column serves as a means of moving the column thru the machine.

Each of the supporting devices illustrated in Fig. 1 consists of two standards mounted on plates 36 secured to the top of the bedplate 20... The standards are secured: in place by bolts 37. the heads of which are located in "i slots 38 in plates 36. Those T-slots run transversely of the axis of the machine so that each stanijl'ardi 2-55 may be adjusted toward or from said axis.

On the top of each staiuilzu-d is a bracket 33 which carries a roller ll) arranged to turn on a vertical axis. 'lhe brarkets Eli) are secured llh plan by bol al the heads oi? which are local ed in T-slots l'zl in the tops of the standards 35. 'lhe T-slots 42 are parallel with T slots 38. so that rollers 41 may be ad iustedi towardor from the axis of the machine independently oi the adjustment of the standards 35'.

On the inner face of each standard 35' is :1 vertically adjustable slide r -r which carries a roller 44 mounted! upon a horirornial pivot.

The outer end: of each pir tingr pin for the rollers lla terms a l'iolt which or (t slot 4-6 and serves a means tor roller 4d at any desired vertical adju t a On the inner face each staniilard and pretera ly in front of the roller 40, is a bra cliet r7 which carries a roller 4J8 turning upon a horizontal pivot 4A). The distance between each pair of rollers illi" is just enough to permit: tl *rws to pass hetween them, as shown in]? 4:. and the iunieredtres of the rollers area vtraction of an inch: below the center" line oi the column as it passes thru the machine. The rollers 48 are not necessarily adjustable as their sole. purpose is to prevent the angle irons of the coliunn from sagging inate'ria ly before being riveted to the other plates.

The part of the machine so tar descriliei'l is that part in \Jllllfl the chum-nits ot the intendedcolumn are assembled [rs ill strated in the drawings. these elements web plate 5th tour angle irons 51. are cover plates 52'. l'fiiioiving the-dimensions of the intend l column the rolls allot each pair of stninln rds: a adjusted to the proper distance from each other to give a space between them which will equal the Width- 01' the column aszit appears in the d rawings. This adjustment is by adjusting the stninlards 35, or by adjusting tl'ie-ln' acltet l9 onthe stand ards, or by the colnbined adjustments both.

Next, the slides 43 are adjusted vertically to lning; the rollers td at proper position to support the cover plates 52.

lVith these adjustments made, the cover plates 52 are placed on the rollers 44 and held against the rollers by hand during the remainder oi the assembling proces. The lower angle irons are then placed on the. rollers l8, and the web platc'placed on these. The upper angle irons are then placedlon the web plate in the position shown. Hand clamps 53 may be used in holding the upper angle irons and cover plates in proper relationship, and these may remain during part of the subseqnent operations. Having assembled the elen'ients (i l: the column by hand, the carriage 23 is then moved so that the clamping jaws 33 may grip the rear end of the col u'nrn as shown in Figs. 2, 3 and l.

The drilling head "1": of apparatus rarried by side :tranres 5 1 and 55 Which are inter]uednrte between the mechanism so tar described, and that shovm in Fig. 1. Each side lraiue has its legs connected above by a.

bridge 56, and below the legs are connected to a iioumlation. or to the bee plate 20. llctivi-zen the upper and lower connections. each side frame has a bric re 57, and between the brid 5'? are supper drills 58 operat ng in can As shown in Figs. 6' and 7, there are sixty 01"" these drills operating to'drill sii'nn'l'taneously six rows of holes in the elements of the column so that said elements may be secured together by rivets. As gang" drillsare common, and as gangs may be of any size the only description here reqi'iired is that of the means for presenting the material to be drilled in proper position to be drilled. And as it is electric welding instead of by riveting, it will be evident that we might have illi'istrated WGlCllllQ devices instead of drills. The presentation and holdino' of the elements would bethe same in either case;

The side fran'ies 5 t and 55nreconnected to- ,lOt-l'ltbl above by bridges 59 and lower down by bridges 60. On each of the bridgics 60 are brackets 61 which carry rollers These brackets and rollers correspond in all csser tinls to brackets and rollers e 'llbetore described. They are shown broken off in Fig". 7 to umid'ohstruc the view of other parts. 'lhese lu'nclflfts are adj. itabl'e long'tudinzrlly on their supportingbridges by bolts'll l having: heads in T-slots in tliebridges as previously described for bolts 41.

Secured to the lower tare or each bridge 60, and at the center line of the machine.

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an air cylinder Gel having a piston 65 and a each other from the position shown in Fig. 7.

In each bridge 60, and adjacent to the rod 66, is formed a guide, and in this guide is a slide 70 provided with a slot 71. On the lower end of the slide 70 is a lug72, and on the bridge below the slide is a lug T3. A screw 7% secured to lug T2 and threaded in lug 73 serves a means for giving the side 70 a vertical adjustment. A pin secured to the rod 66 and operating in the slot 71 serves as a means for limiting the upward movement of the piston 65 and the parts secured thereto. It will be evident that an adjustment oi the screw 74- will servcto adjust the upward limit of the movement of the piston 65.

Secured on the upper faces of the bridges ,h :1 !.1. 9 are an. cynndeis 46 provided with pistons 77 and rods 78 which extend downward. On the lower ends of rods 78 are links '79 and rollers which correspondto the links and rollers previously described. There are. how ever, for the upper cylinders 76. no adjusting devices corr'espondin g to the screws 74 for the lower cylinders 64. Also, the upper cylinders 76 are materially less in diameter than are the lower cylinders 64. As a consequence, when compressed air from a common source is admitted simultaneously to cylinders 64 and 76, the force pressing upward will be materially greater than the force pressing downward.

That part of the bedplate shown in Fig. 1 is the same in construction as the part shown in Fig. 1, but may be considerably less in length. It has therunway 22, the lower.

and upper rails 24- and 2, and the rack 30.

7 And in this runway is a carriage like that before described. and a standard or and clamping jaws 33.

On this part of the bedplate are standards 35 having adjustable slides 4:3 which carry rollers 4.4 These standards do not have brackets 39 and 47 with their rollers 4:0 and l8 as they are not needed here. Otherwise. these parts correspond to the parts 35, 4-3 and previously described.

In operating the machine, operators are employed in theassembling process as pr vio'usly described. Another operator is located at the drilling" head and controls the operations of the drills. and also the operations oi the carriages loc d in the two ends of the machine. At the ri it oi the drilling head, and adjacent to the left hand part or the machine shown in Fig. l. are operators involved in the riveting process. The rivetinn may be by hand or by any one of a number of riveting machines now in common use. As the riveting process is not any part of the present invention, the drawim ire confined to providing space inwhich'it may occur, and the descriptionis confined to stating when and where it occurs.

After the assembling operators have assembled the elements of a column as before described, the operator at the drilling head starts the motor 28 to move carriage 23 so as to bring the clamping jaws 33 to position on the ends of parts assembled. After that is done, one of the assembling operators tightens screw 34 so as to close jaws on the end of the column, which end will hereafter be called the rear end. lVhen the column is so clamped, the operator at the drilling head again starts the motor to move the assembled column forward toward the drilling; head. \Vhile being so moved, the cover plates 52 are confined between the edges of the web plate 50 and the rollers 40. As the plates 50 and 52 are long, and as the rollers elO are located at short distances from each other, there is no chance for material displacei'nent in a lateral direction. At the same time, the plates 52 are supported vertically by rollers 4-4, and the lower angle irons are supported by rollers lVhile there is a certain amount or loose ness between the various elements of the column as it is being moved :torward in the machine. these elements are retained close to the relative positions which they are to have upper ends of cylinders '7 6. The pistons 65 may be retracted by gravity, or by the admission of compressed air above them atthe same timethat air below them is exhausted.

Similarly, pistons 77 may be retracted by elevating springs, or by compressed air admitted to the cylinders oelow'them. A pipe for such admission is shown at 81in Fig. 7. As admission and exhaust of compressed air is by manual operations of the operator, the only parts here shown are the connections for alternate admission and exhaust.

When the pistons 65 and 77 are retracted, the rollers 68 for the lower piston and rollers 80 for the upper piston are drawn toward each other by the adjacent springs, but only to an extent which will leave the supporting links spread out at an anglesimilar to, but less than. that shown in Fig. 7.

l Vhen the tor-ward moven'ient of the column 'ders which are shown at the left in Figs. 1 and 6 because the forward end of the column has not yet come adjacent to parts operated by the other two cylinders. The rise of the piston 65 as a consequence of admitting compressed air behind it causes the rollers 68 to iii impinge on the lower faces of the horizontal flanges of the lower angle irons 51. The continued rise ol the piston ooeauscs the rollers 68' to travel outward into contact with the vertical faces of these angle irons and force them outward until the cover )lates are pressed against the upright guiding rollers 62 Which are directly behind the points at which the rollers (58 impinge. 'llhesc upright rollers thus torin abutiucnts "Mich resist the outward strain produced by the PlS'i'O'tl rlse. The upward movement of the piston 5 and the actions co sequent thereon. are arrested by the pin engaging the upper end of the slot 71 in adjustable slide 70.

At the time While the above operations are occurring, air is also enteringcylinder T6 and piston 77 is descending. As a. consequence, rollers first strike the upper horizontal tacos oi the upper angle i tons, and then travel outward jforcii'ig tl'iese angle irons against plates 5L and these plates a g ui 1 the rollers (32 behind them. if the lower piston has come to rest by reason 0 t pi n if; eup ring; the upper end of slot 71 hciore the upper piston has completed its stroke, then the down ard movementoi the upper piston is arrested by the fixed. elevation of the plates and angle irons. It the upper piston descends more rapidly than the lower one user; is, then the \vel') plate and angle irons rill be temporarily deflected downward. This temporary deflection, however, will becorrected by the rise of the lower piston, and the lower cylinder is POWOlTllHl enough not only to raise the column elements but to pushv bacl: the upper piston. As anconsequence, the vertical position of the column is determined by the position of the adjustable slide 70.

It to be observed that th Web plate is clamped between the angle irons by a force which is equal to the dimnivard pressure exerted in'the cylinder 76. and this may be anything desired. it is also to be observed that the links (i7 form a toggle joint operated by the lower cylinder and the links 79 torin another toggle oint operated by the upper cylindcr. As a consequence. the angle irons and cover plates are clamped between rollers (38 and 80 on one side and rollers on the other. WVhile the elements of. the column" are thus clamped together by heavy yu'essures. the operator starts the drills which form the first rows or sets oi holes.

\Vlienthe holes have been drilled and the drills withdrmrn. the o 'ierator releases the pressures exertedby the cylinders by causing the pistons therein to be retracted. As soon as such release is eifected, he star A e motor 28th advance the column until the forward end projects thru the drilling head. to the right. He then admits compressed. air to all four cylinders to clamp the column at both sides of the drilling; head. out as soc-o a such clamping has one urred he starts all drills into operetioii.

While the drills are thus operating, rivets are placed in the holes in the projecting forward end and secured either by hand or'riveting machine. As soon this riveting is completed there no longer any possibility of the elements oi? the column being longitudinally displaced with respect to each other, and the clamps 53 (Figs. l and 5) may be removed.

As soon as rivets have been placed in the first holes drilled, and the drills have been withdrawn from the second series of holes (the first complete series of holes) the clamping devices are gain retracted and the motor 28 again started to move the column to proper position tor drilling the next series of holes. The operator then opei.';.ites the clamping devices and drills as before, and riveting is going on in the previously dr'lled holes While the new holes are being drilled.

Also, as soon as the cohunn is (pumped for the last mentioned operation the clamping jaws 33 are released from the rear end oi the column and the carriage 23 is returned to initial position at the left end of 1. At the same time the corresponding carriage at the right end of Fig. 1 is brought up. and the nos 33 are clamped upon the forward end oi the column. From this time on, tile carriage at the right pulls the column along step by step for the successive drilling and riveting; operations until those operations are completcd and the finished colunin lies in that part oil he machine shown'in'Fig. 1, It may then be removed by crane or by h and. It to be understood that the two carriages arealikd and are controlled by the operator locatednt the drilling head.

soon as the carriage 23 is returned to the left of l. the workmen at that place riseeinh no the parts'tor a new column. 1nd they carry on this assembling: operation While the previous column is bein drilled and riveted. Because a large portion of a roiuiun being; drilled in the part of the machine shown in Fig. 1 While a non column is bei u asseini'ilerh this port oi. the machine needs to have a length equal to about twice the length oi? a column. Because a column maybe removed as soon s the riveting is completed,

as soon s its rear end is cic r oi the drilling head munc. th part of the iilili"ll'i]i;. shown in Fig. l needs to hare a length only a li tle greater than the length of the longest column to he 'alnicatetl.

.tt ie be o is *ed that the machine has a axis represented by an inn na y line -0; between the center of the jaws 33 35 are located on opposite sides of this axis,

and are adjustabletoward and from it. On

the standards 35 are rollers 44 which are vertically adjustable to support'the elements of the column at a proper elevation while being assembled, and also on the standards are rollers 40 which are transversely adjustable to bring the elements to a proper lateral position. Taken together, the rollers 40, i l and 48 form a channel within which the elements of the prospective column are assembled by hand. It is a channel which is adjustable both as to depth and width. As the bottom and sides of this channel are composed of rollers, it is one within which the assembled parts may be moved easily from the position at which they are assembled to the position at which they are drilled and riveted.

At the drilling head, the drills 58 are arran ed about this axis, and the clamping devices operated by the air cylinders are con trolled by adjustable devices so that the column has its axis held definitely at the axis of the machine.

What we claim is 1. In a machine of the class described, a bedplate having a central axis, standards located on opposite sides of the bedplate and adjustable laterally with respect to said axis, column-supporting rolls carriedbysaid stan dards and vertically adjustable with respect thereto, column-guiding rolls also carried by said standards, and power mechanism arranged to move a column supported and guided by said rolls. Y

2. In a column fabricating machine, rollers for supporting the elements of a column before said elements are secured together to form a column, means for adjusting said rollers vertically so that the elements will be supported at aproper elevation, other rollers for guiding said elements, means for giving lateral adjustment to the last mentioned rollers, a carriage, clamping jaws carriedby the carriage and serving to grasp the column elements, and. means for operating the carriage to move the elements supported and guided by said rollers.

23. In a column fabricating machine having Y a bedplate, clement assembling devices com".

prising supporting and guiding rollers for supporting and guiding the elements of a column before said elements are secured together, said hedplate having a runway below of said devices, a carriage mounted in said runway. clamping jaws carried by said carriage and arranged to grasp assembled elements, and means for moving said carriage insaid runway so as to convey the assembled elements to a position at which they may be secured together. I

4. In a column fabricating machine, element assembling devices comprising rollers for supporting and guiding the elements of a column before said elements are secured together, means for adjusting said rollers so that elements will be held at a predetermined relationship to the axis of the machine, clamp ing jaws for grasping the assembled elements,

and means for moving said jaws so as to carry the assembled elements from the position at which they were assembled to a positionat which they may be secured together.

5. In a machine of the class described, adjustable rollers servingto support and other adjustable rollers serving to guide the elements of a column while said elements :are being assembled and while the assembled elements are being moved from the place of as sembly to anotheriplace, a power device for so moving the assembled elements, and a temporary clamping device for holding the elements from relative displacement during such movement. I I

6. In a machine of the class described, a bedplate, standards supported by the bedplate, horizontal and vertical rollers carried by and adjustable-on said standards, the rollers on the several standards serving to. form a channel within which the elements of a column may be assembled, and power devices tor moving the assembled elements from that part of the channel within which they were assembled to another part at which they maybe secured together permanently.

7. In a column fabricating machine, a series of rollers forming a channel within which the elements of a column may be assembled by hand, means for adjusting the rollers to vary the width and depth of the channel so as to adapt it to columns of different sizes and shapes, and power devicesfor moving I the assembled elements from the part of the channel within which they werc'assembled to another part.

I 8 In a column fabricating machine, a series of rollers forming a channel within a part or" which the elements of a channel may be assembled, element clamping devices located in another part of the channel, means for shifting the assembled elements from the lace of assembly to the clamping devices, and devices for drilling the assembled when clamped together.

9. In a column fabricating machine, devices forming a channel withinwhich the elements of a column may be-assembled, element clamping devices, means for moving the assembled elements to the clamping devices, means for operating the clamping devices so as to hold the elements firmly in the desired relationship to each other, and means for forming rivet holes in the elements when so clamped.

10. In a column fabricating machine pro:- viding a channel within which the elements of a column may be assembled, clamping and positioning devices, means for moving the assembled elements longitudinally in the channel to the clamping and positioning devices, means for operating the clamping and positioning devices, and means for forming rivet holes in the elements when so held.

11. In a machine providing means tor assembling the elements of a column to be tabricatodhpower operated clamping devices arranged to automatically bring the sembled elements to proper position with respect to each other and to hold them tirnily at such position, and means for forming rivet holes in theelements when so held.

12. in a machine providing a channel for the assembling oil the elements ot a column to be fabricated, power o 'mrated clamping devices arranged to automatically bring the assembled eleu'ieuts to proper position with respectto each other and to hold them firmly at such position, means for moving the assembled elements longitudinally in the channel to present them to the clamping devices, and means for forming rivet holes in the ele' ments when held by the clamping devices.

13. In a machine providing a channel in one part of which the elements of a column may be assembled and in another part ot' which the. assembled elements may be riveted together, clamping and drilling devices located between the two parts of said channel, and power devices for moving the assembledelements step by step thru the clamping and drilling devices from the first part of the channel to the second part.

14. In a machine providing a channel within which the elements of a column may be assembled, devices "for forming rivet holes in the assembled elements, power operated clamping devices located. in the line of the channel and on opposite sides of the hole forming devices, and means for moving the assembled elements in the channel to present them step by step to theclamping and hole forming devices.

15. In a machine of the class described, a drilling head provided with a of drills, means for presenting loosely assembled elements of a column to the drills, and power operated clamping devices arranged to automatically bring the loosely assen'ibled elements to a desired relationship to each other and to hold them lirnily at such relationship while they are being drilled by said drills.

16. In a machine provided with means tor supporting and holding the loosely assembled elements ot a column, power devices arranged to engage the loosely assembled elements on opposite sides and move them automatically to the desired fixed relationship to each other and to hold them firmly at such relationship, and means for forming rivet holes in the assembled elements while being soheld.

17. In a machine provided with means for supporting and holding loosely assembled elements of a cohin'imabutments located on opposite sides of the group of assembledele moss-s ments, and power operated devices arranged to grip the upper and lower faces of said elements and to automatically force the laterally movable elements against said abutments.

18. In a machine provided wit-h means for supporting the loosely assembled elements of a column, abutments located on opposite sides of the group of assembled elements, toggle joints located above and below the assembled elements and hetweencertain ones of them, and power devices connectedto the centers of said toggle joints.

19. In a machine provided with means for supporting a group of loosely assembled elements of a column, abutments below and on the two sir lea oi" the group, a. togglw joint havlug rollers on the outer ends of the links ot the toggle and located above and between certain elements of the group, and connections at the center of the toggle for applying pressure to clamp the elements between the rollers and the abutments.

20. In a macl inc provided with means for supporting a group of loosely assembled elements of a column, abutments on the two sides of the group, a power device provided with a toggle arranged to lift the elements of the group and clamp certain ones or them against said abutments, a stop for limiting such lifting action, and a second power device ot less capacity and provided with a second toggle acting similarly on said elements by pressing downward.

21. In a machine provided with means for supporting column elements loosely assembled in positions approximating the positions in which they are to be when riveted together, power devices arranged to move the assembled elements to and clamp them in their final relative positions, and means for forming rivet holes in said elements while so clan'iped.

22. in a machine oi" the class described, a bed plate havinga central standards located on o 'iposite sides of the bed plate and adjustable li'zterally with respect to said axis, columnsupporting rolls carried by said standards and vertically adjustable with respect thereto, and column guiding rolls also carried by said standards. 7

23. In a column fabricating machine, rollers for supporting the elements oi? a column before said elements are secured together to form a column, means for adjusting said rollers vertically so that the elements will be supported at a proper elevation, other rollers for guiding said elements, means for laterally adjusting said lastnamed rollers, and means for advancing the elements supported and guided by said rollers.

24. In a column fabricating machine having a bed plate, element assembling devices comprising supporting and guiding rollers for supporting and guiding the elements of a column before said elements are secured together, said bed plate having a runway below the plane of said devices, and a carriage mounted in'said runway and engaging said elements and serving to move said elements in their assembled condition.

25. In a column fabricating machine, element assembling devices comprising rollers for supporting and guiding the elements of a column before said elements are secured together, means for adjusting certain of said rollers so that said elements will be held at a predetermined relationship to the axis of the machine, clamping aws for grasping the assembled elements, and means for moving said jaws so as to carry the assembled elements from the position at which they were assembled to a position at which they may be secured together.

26. In a machine of the class described,

abed. plate, standards supported by the'bed plate, and horizontal and vertical rollers carried by and adjustable on, said standards,'the

rollers on the several standards serving to form a channel within which the elements of a column may be assembled and in which the assembled elements are movable.

27.:In a machine of the class described, a-base-member, standards supported on the base-member, and horizontal and vertical rollers carried by and adjustable on said standards, the rollers on the several standards serving to form an open-sided channel in which theelements of a column may be assembled and in which the assembled elements may be moved from that part of the channel within which they are'assembled to another part of the channel'at which work is performed thereon.

28. In a machine ofthe class described, a drilling head provided with a gang ofdrills,

means for presenting loosely assembled elements of a column to the drills, and clamping devices operative to move the loosely assembled elements into a desired relationship to each other and to hold them firmly in such relationship While they are being drilled by said drills.

29. In a machine provided with means for assembling and holding the loosely assembled elements of a column, devices arranged to engage the loosely assembled elements at opposite sidesthereof and operative to move them to the desired fixed relationship to each other and to hold them firmly in such relationship, and means for forming rivet holes in the assembled elements while so held.

30. In a machine provided with means for holding loosely assembled elements of a column, abutments-between which is supported a group of assembled elements, and devices arranged to engage said elements and operative to. forcethe laterally movable ones of said elements against said abutments.

31. In a'machine of the character described, the combination of means for supporting for movement longitudinally, elements to be united to form a fabricated object, means located at two points in the path of such longitudinal movement for clamping said elements to be secured together to form a fabricated object, and means located between said clamping means for operating on said elcments while so clamped.

32. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of worlesupporting means comprising laterally spaced supporting devices along which the work is movable, a work-feeding carriage for movementalong the machine, and a support for said carriage. located below the plane of said devices, said carriage having a portion extending upwardly in the space between said devices and at which portion the carriage operatively engages with the work.

33. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a frame, opposedclamping means on said frame for clamping the work at opposite sides thereof, and drilling mechanism so arranged that he force exerted thereby is resisted by said clamping means operating as abutments.

34. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination ofa frame, opposed movable clamping means on said frame for clamping the work at opposite sides thereof, and drilling mechanism on said frame and so arranged that the force exerted thereby is resisted by said movable clamping means operating as abutments.

35. In a machine of the character set forth, adjustable abutments between which roughly assembled elements are moved, clamping de-' vices arranged to move such elements transversely to a predetermined relationship to the axis of the machine and to clamp laterally movable elements against said'abutments, and means for forming rivet holes extending thru a plin'ality of such elements while so clamped.

36. In a machine for the fabrication of articles composed of angles and plates, supporting devices within which such elements are roughly assembled, abutments between which such assembled elements are moved, clamping devices movable toward each other to center said elements at the axis of the machine and to clamp laterally movable elements against said abutments, and means for forming rivet holes each extending thru a plurality of elements while so clamped.

37. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a frame, upper and lower movable clamps at opposite sides of the work, and vertical drilling mechanism on said frame so arranged that the vertical force exerted thereby is resisted by the lower one of said clamps.

38. In a machine of the character set forth, the combination of a frame, upper and lower clamps at opposite sidesof the work, laterally placed abutments against which the sides of iii the work is torccd by naid clamps, and horizontal drilling mechanism operatingagainst a sidmot the work and so larra-incjcd that the horizontal force exerted thereby is opposed by one olisai alnitments.

39 iln a anachineoit thecharactcr set forth, the combination 0-; a plurality of movable means tor clamping the work at spaced apart points along; the Work, and drilling: mcclur nism located between the points at which the work is cla it id, said clan'ipinof men he operatimp, to resist toe rl'orcc exerted by said drilling mechanism.

ll). in a maehineot the character set forth, the comhination ot a plurality of movable means 'lor clampiii rihe worl-z at spared apart points along the Work, and drilling mechanism located between the points at which the work is clamped and ada 'ited t operate on ditl erent sides of the Work. cc .1 parts oi said clan'rping means serving to resist the force, exerted by said drilling mechanism.

l. ln a machine or the character set forth, the combination ot a plurality oft means for clamping: the Work at spaced apart points along the, Work, and drilling mechanism arranged to drill the Work in three different directions and located between the points atwhich the Work is clamped, said clamping means operating to res the torcc exerted by said drilliinr mechamsms.

152. in a machine of theicharaeter set forth. a series of rollc is arranged to form an opensided channel serving as a receptacle torthe loose assembly of a group ot metallic plates and 2 unless, said rollers si-rrvingalso as a guide for the longitudinal movement of the group after it has been assembled.

43. In ,a machineot thecharaoter set forth, rollers grouped to support the depending side portions oi column forming elements, to oppose theouter faces of the side elements thereof and to engage the underside of portions oi said elements between the depending side portions thereof and thereby form a channel in which said elements are movable lengthwise to a position to be operated on.

4147-. In a machine of the character set forth, work sui mortingr and guiding rollers comprising vertical rollers spaced apart, and herizontal rollers adjacent thereto, certain of said horizontal rollers being located in a plane above the other of said horizontal rollers, thereby to form an open-sided channel to rc ceive column forming elements.

45 In a machine of the character set forth, the combination olimea ns for siuiiportinp for movement longitudinally and with portions thereof tlatwise opposed elements to he socured together to form a fabricated olajcct, means for drilling continuous holes through a plurality of: tlatwise opposed portions of said elements, and means adjacent said d rillin ganeans operative to effect the positioning 'i said elements at a preuetermined elevaion relative to said drilling;means.

ll in the manufacture ol fabricated ollojccts comprising plate and structural-shape elements, the impro mmcnt Whiclrconsists in n'mnually assembling the various elements into the approximate relative positions they occupy in the finished object, advancing the assembled elements and inlei'mitiently torc ing" the. clement cm the appro sitions into the linal position they are :to occupy in the completed object.

il-l in the izianuhicture of fabricated objects composed oii plate andstructural-shepe elements, the improvcinent which consists in asscanblip; the various elements into the approziimate relative pmiitions the, are to occupy in the finished object, advancing the :asscmbled elements and intermittently forcing the elements from the approximate positions into the final position they are to occupy in the completed. object and in such position forming, apertures in said elements.

48. in the manufacture of fabricated 0bjccts composed o l plate and structural-shape elements, the improvement which consists in assembling the various elements into theta-pproximate relative positions they are to occu py in the tinished object, advancing the assembled elements andv intermittently forcing the elements at spaced apart points along said elements from the approximate positions into-the tinal position they are to occupy in the completed object and in such position forming apertures in portions of said elements between the points at which the ole ments are forced to the final position stated.

49. In the manufacture of articles composed of metallic strips having a plurality of shapes, the improvement which consists in assembling such strips in :the approximate relative positions they are to occupy in the finished object, in moving the assembled strips from the point otl assembly to another point, in 'lorcing the assembled strips from the approximate into the linal positions they are to occupy in the finished object, and in operating upon said strips :to secure them together when so forced.

50. lo a machine of the character described,supports vturniahing a guide-Way tor a horizonta plate and two vertical plates adjacent to the edges of the horizontal plate, devices for clan'lpin;- angle irons into the corners .at the junctions between the horizontal and vertical. plates, and means "for tormin rivet holes extending; thruthe angle irons and the plates with which they are in contact.

51. In a machine of the character described, the combination of means-for loosely supporting;elements tohe secured together to term a tz-ibricatediohj ect,n1cans for moving such elements longitudinally on their supports, abutments between which the elements pass when so moved, and means operative to,

scribed, means'for loosely supporting elements to be'scc-ured together to form a fabricated object, means for collectively moving such elements longitudinally, abutment-s between which such elements are moved, means for forcing said. elements vertically against each other and certain of the elements transversely against said abutment-s so as to clamp them in predetermined relationship to each othelgand means for forming rivet holes in said elements while so clamped.

53. In a machine of thecharacter set forth, a frame arranged to'support a roughly assembled group of angles and plates, abu ments on opposite sides of said group, spreading and clamping devices operating above and below said parts and acting to force them'into contact with each other and certain of them laterally againstsaid abutments, and means for forming rivet holes each extending thru a plurality of saidparts while said parts are so'held.

54. In a machine providing a central hori zontal plane at which work is to beheld, drilling deviceslocated on opposite sides ofthe work and at predetermined distances above and below said horizontal plane, supporting and clamping devices for holding the work to be drilled, and means for adj ustingthe vertical position of the supporting and clamping devices toaccommodate work of different thicknesses so that the central horizontal plane of the work will co-incide with the central hori zontal plane of the machine.

55. In a machine having a central hori-' zontal plane, drills located on opposite sides I of the machine and disposedin groups at predetermined distances above and below said plane, clamping devices arranged to automaticallv bring loosely assembled elements of varying thicknesses to; and hold them at a predetermined relationship" to each other, and a vertical adjustment for said clamping devices.

56. In a machine having a central plane, drills located on opposite sides of the machine and disposed in groups at predetermined distances above and below said plane, work supporting means, a vertical adjustment for the work supporting means, and automatically operating clamping means for bringing the work to and holding it at a desired position while being operated upon by said drills 5' 7. In a machine having a central plane,

drills located on opposite sides of said plane and at -pred et ermined distances therefrom, adjustable work-clamping dev1ees also 10* cated oppositesides of said plane and sen/ ing to bring the central plane of the work to co-incidence with the contral plane of the machine and hold it there, and means for ad vancing the drills held. j

58; In a machine arranged to operate on work consisting of a central'hori'zontal body and vertical plates on opposite sides of said body, clamping devicesarranged to rasp and support the central body at a desired eleupon the work while so vation, guides outside of the vertical plates,

and adjustable supporting devices located under the edges of said vertical plates.

59. In a machine having a central horizontal plane and a central vertical plane, drills located on opposite sides of the horizontal plane and at predetermined distances above and below said plane, other drills located on opposite sides of the vertical plane and at predetermined distances therefrom, means for moving Work of varying dimensions thru the machine and in proximity to said drills, and autotmatic clamping devices arranged to operate vertically and horizontally upon the work to bring its central vertical and horizontal planes to Co-incidence with the central vertical and horizontal planes of the machine. I I

60. In a'machine having an axis determined by the'intersection of Vertical and horizontal planes, drills located on opposite sides of one of said planes and movable parallel thereto, means for moving work of varying dimen-, sions thru the machine in a line approximating the axis thereof, said work having an axis of its own determined by the intersection of perpendicular planes passing therethru, adjustable clamping devices arranged to operate automatically to bring the axes of work of different dimensions to co-incidence with the axis of the machine and hold them there, and means-for advancing the drills upon work while so held.

.61. In a machine for forming holes in work of an H-shape, a toggle having members acting into interior corners of said H, connections for said toggle to operate it so as tocenter and clamp work in said machine, and means for operating on said H while so clamped.

62. In a machine for operating upon a column of an H-shape, toggle joints located on opposite sides of the column and having the outer ends of the links of said toggles operating into the interior corners of said H, and connections at the centers of the toggles for applying'pressure to clamp said H between the ends of opposing links.

63. In a machine for operating upon a column of an H-shape, toggle joints located on opposite sides of the column and having the outer ends of the links of said toggle operating into the interior corners of said H, connections at the centers of the toggles for applying pressure to clamp said H between the endsof opposing links a gang of drills arranged to ten said column in said machine, a gang of operate on said H While clamped by said togdrills for operating on said column While 10 gles, and means for causing said drills to opclamped, and meansfor causing said drills to crate successively at different parts of said operate successively at difierent parts of said column. column.

64. In a machine for operatingwpoil a col- 7 mum of an H-shape, clamping devices operat- VERNON B. TREVELLYAN. ingiinto the interior corners of said H to cenl/VALLACE W. SMITH. 

